Course syllabus Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship

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1 Course syllabus Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship

2 COURSE DETAILS Type of study programme Study programme Course title Course code ECTS (Number of credits allocated) Course status Year of study Course Web site Total lesson hours per semester Prerequisite(s) Lecturer(s) Undergraduate professional study programme- 180 ECTS POWER ENGINEERING Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship SEN043 4 Elective Second Lectures 30 Practicals 15 Seminars - None Trade transactions department: Ivona Jukić. MSc, senior lecturer Slađana Brajević, senior lecturer

3 COURSE DESCRIPTION Course Objectives: Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, student should be able to: Course content understanding basic concepts in the area of entrepreneurship, understanding the stages of the entrepreneurial process, adopting of the key steps in the elaboration of business ideas, developing personal creativity and entrepreneurial initiative. 1. define basic terms, 2. identify the elements of success of entrepreneurial ventures, 3. explain entrepreneurial project and its essential elements, 4. consider the legal and financial conditions as well as the importance of the entrepreneurial infrastructure for starting a business venture, 5. evaluate the effectiveness of different entrepreneurial strategies 6. interpret their own business plan. Selection of entrepreneurial ideas. Defining student s business ideas. Conceptual definition of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. Types of entrepreneurship. Advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship. The role of entrepreneurship in economic development. Terms of entrepreneurship development. Small businesses. Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Entrepreneurial qualities, ideas and innovations. Entrepreneurial strategies. Starting a new company (Start-ups). Buying an existing business. Franchising. Family business. Business plan. Defining the business concept. Entrepreneurial marketing and management. Entrepreneurial accounting and financial statements. The basic financial statements. Legal forms of ownership of small businesses. Entrepreneurial infrastructure. Entrepreneurship in Croatia. EU and entrepreneurship. Strategic guidelines and objectives for the development of entrepreneurship in Croatia.

4 CONSTRUCTIVE ALIGNMENT Learning outcomes, teaching and assessment methods Activity Alignment of students activities with learning outcomes Student workload ECTS credits Learning outcomes Lectures 30 hours / 1 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6 Practicals 15 hours / 0,5 ECTS 1,4,5 Preparation for mid-term exam 15 hours / 0,5 ECTS 3,4,5,6 Preparation of a business plan 30 hours / 1 ECTS 3,4,5,6 Self-study 15 hours / 0,5 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6 Office hours and final exam 15 hours / 0,5 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6 TOTAL: 120 hours / 4 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6 Continuous testing indicators CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Class attendance and participation First mid-term exam Second mid-term exam Business plan FINAL ASSESSMENT Testing indicators final exam (first and second exam term) Practical exam (written) Previous activities (include all continuous testing indicators) Testing indicators makeup exam (third and fourth exam term) Practical exam (written) Previous activities (include all continuous testing indicators)

5 PERFORMANCE AND GRADE Percentage Criteria Grade 50% - 61% basic criteria met sufficient (2) 62% - 74% average performance with some errors good (3) 75% - 87% above average performance with minor errors very good (4) 88% - 100% outstanding performance outstanding (5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Teaching materials for students (scripts, exercise collections, examples of solved exercises), teaching record, detailed course syllabus, application of e-learning, current information and all other data are available by MOODLE system to all students.